DOWNSLIDES Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

downslides

noun

plural of downslide

as in dark ages

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Noun

Even with efforts to provide additional access to harm-reduction protections, escalating criminal penalties have not produced the treatment gains or decreases in overdose deaths in Colorado that proponents promised.

— Joshua Barocas, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026
When evidence is incomplete or when confidence decreases and risk increases, autonomy should be reduced and the human boundary tightened.

— Asaf Wiener, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of decreases

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In last year’s World Series, Ohtani had endured hitting slumps, too, but his teammates compensated with timely contributions to earn a second consecutive title.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
When healthy, Ohtani has the ability to break out of even the most dire of slumps with an otherworldly performance, like that three-homer (as a hitter), 10-strikeout (as a pitcher) all-timer.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of slumps

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While investors get paid, the practice of private equity sponsors adding more debt to companies — known as dividend recapitalizations — risks weakening their ability to invest or weather future downturns in trading.

— Hugh Leask, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Its goal was to weather downturns by maximizing revenue, even if that sometimes meant reduced occupancy.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of downturns

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In an internal memo, Qualcomm Chief Executive Officer Cristiano Amon stated the reductions aim to foster a stronger performance culture and address ongoing shortfalls relative to operational expectations.

— , CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
In a clinical study of 194 patients, 80% of them reported significant reductions in knee pain that lasted for at least a full year after receiving the treatment.

— Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of reductions

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In senior living communities across multiple states, including Arizona and Pennsylvania, Paul has helped reduce falls by up to 72%.

— Lauryn Higgins, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
On Thursday, that included two slip-and-falls that resulted in a 64-yard gain to set up a touchdown and a 21-yard gain on third-and-21 to move the chains and set up another Buccaneers touchdown.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026

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